Happy day for Warren Concert Band! New concert crash cymbals from Zildjian! 📀📀
#iplayhere
5 Tips to Keep Summer Practice Fresh
If you missed this past week’s Awkward Afternoon video—here’s a recap list! Who doesn’t love a list! Especially when it contains five ways to keep your practice engaging and fun this summer!
Download a looper app
Record a duet playing both parts
Write summer theme song
Play “Name that Tune” with your friends
Host a backyard or front porch performance
How do you keep your summer practice fresh? Tell us in the comments below, and for more information on these practice suggestions, check out the latest Awkward video!
Ps - If there’s enough requests, we might be able to convince Josh to write and perform his summer theme song.☀️
Congratulations!
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Awkward Afternoons with Robert and Josh: Keep Summer Practice Interesting & Where to Find Sasquatch
In this episode of Awkward Afternoons, Josh and Robert share ways to keep up your musical skills and still have fun this summer. They also discuss where you can find a Sasquatch in Michigan. PS - Do NOT walk the train tracks to find him as Josh suggested. #iplayhere #Sasquatch
Rental FAQ
🎶 School’s Out — But the Music Doesn’t Have to Be! 🎶
As the school year wraps up, many families ask: Should we return our rental instrument?
If your child is continuing in band or orchestra, the best answer is: keep it!
✅ Summer practice helps your student grow musically and stay confident.
✅ Keeping the instrument protects the purchase equity you’ve built in your instrument.
✅ And research shows that students in instrumental music achieve more — academically, socially, and emotionally.
Let’s give our young musicians the tools to keep growing all summer long.
Because music isn’t just a class — it’s a lifelong gift. 💛🎻🎺
#KeepTheMusicGoing #SummerPractice #MusicEducationMatters